Kevin Bronson on January 6th, 2012

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Your slammin’ busy Friday:

‣ First Fridays at the Natural History Museum kicks off its 2012 series by welcoming Mariachi El Bronx, along El Haru Kuroi.
‣ No Age heads up a huge lineup at the Smell, which kicks off its weekend-long 14th anniversary celebration.
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‣ Excellent up-and-coming folk-rock band at the Hotel Cafe: Denver-based the Lumineers, whose debut album is due in March, plays on a bill that also features Fascinoma and Sierra Swan. Recommended if you like the Head and the Heart.
‣ Great local lineup at the second of the free Satellite Nights shows – Monte Mar, the Alternates and Younglight (Michael Feerick of Amusement Parks on Fire and Micah Calabrese of Giant Drag).
‣ And more at the Bootleg, where Hanni El Khatib joins Jacuzzi Boys and Marcus Very Ordinary.
‣ And even more at the Echoplex, with Electric Flower, Black Flamingo, NO, Crooked Cowboy, Batwings Catwings.

Also:

Meshell Ndegeocello at the El Rey Theatre
Drop the Lime at Avalon Hollywood
Quetzal at Fais Do Do
Kelley James and Ernie Halter at the Troubadour
Starfucker and Boy Hits Car at the Viper Room
Pamela Miles and Underground Army at the House of Blues
9th Wonder & Phonte at the Key Club
Patrick Park and Tenlons Fort at Pehrspace
So Many Wizards and Gothic Tropic at the Home Room
Hunter Green at the Mint
The Stretford End at King King
Mike Watt at the Redwood
The Janks at Casey’s downtown
Yelawolf at the Observatory in Santa Ana
Pawn Shop Kings at the House of Blues Anaheim
Starkillers at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana
The Secret Affair at Alex’s Bar Long Beach

Photo by Ashley Maile